The Humble is Lord

Renewed Faith: Humility  •  Sermon  •  Submitted   •  Presented   •  32:57
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Matthew 20:25–26 ESV
25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
Thesis:
According to God, being first, having authority, achieving greatness, and Lordship come from the domain of humility.
Promises to deliver:
How to move to the front of the line in God’s eyes
Describe where true and ultimate authority comes from
Show you where greatness comes from
Introduction:
Humanity strives to be large and in charge. People like to give orders as opposed to receiving them. Humility demonstrates "The Fruit of the Spirit" when in conflict with the call of the flesh in every situation.

The Humble goes to the front of the Line.

This past winter, Greg, Tom, and I would meet early Saturday morning to walk 5 miles at the Yorktown Mall before it would open its stores. We were amazed at the Line that would form at one of the stores, which we believe was an outlet for Nordstroms. Those people in Line were using the human logic that being first in Line means getting a great deal. Not only that, but you would beat others to that good deal because those deals would be limited.
God and spiritual things don't work like that. With God, there is no limit on the good deals. With God, cheating, backstabbing, skipping, taking advantage of your neighbor, and the like do not put you in the front of the Line.
Mark 9:35 ESV
35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”
Ya’ll not going to like this next teaching. You know how you didn’t like the teaching about the money that just rolled up to you and you thought it was a blessing?
Listen to this...
The carnal nature is against this teaching. Have you ever gone to a busy restaurant and had to wait? While waiting to be seated, someone else who just walked in ten minutes later was taken straight to their table. How did that make you feel? We certainly do not humble ourselves; we get irate!
Luke 14:7–11 ESV
7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Being first spiritually is not the same as being first carnally. Your being first spiritually does not make others second spiritually. Because God lifts you up does not mean He forsakes others to make you first.
Example: Birthday candles can continue to light other candles on fire.
Promise #1 Revealed: Being in the front of the line with God, does not make others second class citizens. You are not more important than others with Godly Humility, you lift others up and God lifts you up.
It would be better for us to be humble, meaning doing things God's way and not our way. We ultimately are better served not thinking more highly of ourselves than we ought.
Romans 12:3 ESV
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

God gives the Humble Authority.

Man likes to be the boss. None of us enjoys being bossed around by others. We want to tell others what to do. We like authority because we think we know what's best. In this world, our desire is to Lord over humanity like we Lord over our possessions.
Promise #2 Revealed: The right authority is given not taken, and God gives authority to His servants. You want authority, then serve God.
Proper authority is God's prescription. He gives authority to His servants, and His servants serve others, not themselves. The Apostle Paul was a servant to both God and man. Consider the authority Paul received from the Master by his service.
Acts 20:19 ESV
19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
Joseph humbled himself in the Pharoh's household and served him, and Pharoh put all things under his authority.
Genesis 39:4 ESV
4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
Those who make themselves boss are putting themselves at odds with the proper authority they seek.
3 John 9–10 ESV
9 I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

Greatness is the result of Humility.

Man has three God-given needs:
To be loved.
To be secure.
To be significant.
The need to be significant drives humanity in the desire to be great; just like in other areas, we have warped the meaning of greatness. I believe the attributed benefits of being great cause us to warp its meaning.
For example, we think what comes with greatness is the following:
Money/ Income
Status/ Popularity
Financial Security/ Getting what we want
Lordship/ Leadership
First Choice/ We go First
Influence/ People listen
Less Work/ Take it easy
Etc.
When we see these benefits as things we must attain for ourselves, we miss the mark and warp the process. Humanity should receive all these things from God, not be wrangled by your own doing.
Matthew 6:33 ESV
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
It might seem backward, but to be first, you must serve others.
Matthew 23:11–12 ESV
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Promise #3 Revealed: If you want to be great; if you want to have authority; if you want to be first; then serve others.
Mark 10:43–45 ESV
43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Conclusion:
Promises to deliver/ Promises kept:
How to move to the front of the line in God’s eyes
You move to the front of God’s line by humbling yourself that He will exalt you.
Describe where true and ultimate authority comes from
Ultimate authority comes from God because He gives it to you to serve His people
Show you where greatness comes from
Greatness is not taken, it is given by the one who created and ordered all things
We need to learn that God’s ways supersede the natural realm where we strive in our human existence. By walking in the Spirit and yielding to His ways, “The Humble Become Lord.”
Your greatness is determined by your service to God and to others. Your humility is key to your exaltation. Your thoughts and your ways will only achieve momentary success in the world. His thoughts and His Ways will cause you to achieve success not only now but into the world to come.
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